Examples of equipments and machines in the area of "Processes from laboratory to industrial scale"

• Vertically closing injection molding machine
• Clamping force: max. 12.5 t
• Dosing volume: max. 15.3 cm³
• Clampin plate: 300 x 194 mm²
• With mold temperature control
• Integrated PLC for control and monitoring

Further injection molding machines with a dosing volume of up to 8870 cm³ and a clamping force of up to 3600 t, partly in the context of our research centers such as the Open Hybrid LabFactory at the Wolfsburg site.

• Selective laser melting (SLM125 HL)
• IPG fiber laser with max. 400 W
• Build-up rate: max 25 cm³/h
• Printing range: 125 x 125 x 125 mm³
• With Argon-Schielding gas
• Materials used: titanium, steel, aluminum, nickel alloys

• Hydraulic column press 160 till 1600 kN
• Ram stroke approx. 1000 mm
• Tool table for customer tools: 900 mm x 1000 mm
• Closing speedapprox. 220 mm/s (min. 1 mm/s)

Further (hybrid) press technology in various systems, with up to 2500 t clamping force, integrated robotics, ovens and pre-forming areas, partly in the context of our research centers such as the Open Hybrid LabFactory at the Wolfsburg site.